Garfield Online
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 173 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (173) is 226% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 705 | 5.8 | 122.6:1 | 11% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 3.8 | 163.3:1 | 18% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 1.4 | 238.4:1 | 22% (72) |
About Garfield Online
Garfield Online serves students in PANGUITCH, Utah, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 705 students across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 44% above the 491 average for elementary schools in Utah.
Garfield District counts 10 schools and 1,628 students, including Garfield Online.
Federal enrollment data show Garfield Online is 84% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Garfield County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 122.6:1 comes from the school's 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The lunch program counts 11% of students at Garfield Online as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Garfield County is 23%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Garfield County show that the median household income is $61,875, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Garfield Online, Garfield County has 9 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Panguitch High, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Garfield Online is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area. In federal data, Garfield Online is a virtual school.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Garfield Online. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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